Marenakos Rock CenterPO Box 478 Preston, WA 98050425.392.3313 info@stonefest.org Director: Alexandra Morosco 360.579.2591www.stonefest.org

Marenakos Rock CenterIssaquah, WashingtonSeptember 13–17, 2010www.stonefest.org

Participating in StoneFest is a way to further your connection with stone while working aside some of the most extraordinary stewards of stone alive today, bridging the trades with both new and ancient perspectives. Participating in StoneFest 2010 is something anyone connected to stone should be a part of.

In our FIVE-DAY event you will have the opportunity to:• Work with true masters of the trades• Build with stone using both mortar and dry stack methods• Delve into stone sculpture• Explore architectural carving• Learn traditional letter cutting• Demystify mortar • Try out tools of the trade• Discuss properties and applications of thin stone• Discover water features, serene and green!• Network within a global community built upon stone.

StoneFest 2010 • The Inheritance of Stone

The Inheritance of Stone

Build with us. Learn from us.

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StoneFest brings together masons, carvers, architectural cutters and letter-ing artisans whose sharing is not limited to merely tools, stone, and workbenches. StoneFest is a gathering of those who passionately work (or play) with natural stone; borrowing from the past and building for the future. The event is carefully crafted to offer educational and business networking tools; however, the community that emerges from this convergence of the trades is what distinguishes a trade related event from a holistic experience. As the week unfolds, camaraderie, friendships, business relations and age-old recognitions are revealed. Masons, Sculptors, Landscape Professionals, Architects, Monument Cutters and Hobbyists

alike are invited to further their knowledge of the various trades in stone. StoneFest is held at Marenakos

Rock Center, a dynamic and bustling stone yard located just 20 miles east of Seattle.

Masonry and stone carving are two trades inherently gifted with the

“handing down” of knowledge, whether from father to son or master to apprentice, mentor-ing occurs on all levels in dai-ly work. StoneFest 2010 will notably celebrate father-son (or daughter) teams who are dedicat-ed to this inherited knowledge of stone. 2010’s challenging project will be a large drystone beehive structure (referred to as a Clochan) in a traditional Irish style whilst incorporating contemporary de-sign elements, researched and engineered by our invited guest ma-son Patrick McAfee. Working as father-son and master-apprentice

teams, the 15 ton beehive will be built together by participating masons and other artisans. Read more about the Clochan on our website.

2010 marks the 6th annual Marenakos StoneFest. A notable element of this year’s event will be the participation of Building Stone Institute members on Tuesday 9/14 as a portion of their annual BSI Fall Study Tour. This gathering of international professionals within the stone industry will prove StoneFest 2010 to be a truly dynamic event. Learn more about the BSI at www.buildingstoneinstitute.org

Marenakos Rock Center has been “Connecting People to Stone” for three generations; However, the most valuable part of that story is Connecting People with People. Trow and Holden Company of Barre, Vermont, a cornerstone contributor to StoneFest is a five-generation company. Together we invite you to join in StoneFest 2010 with an interna-tional team of professionals. One week in September – knowledge for a lifetime.

September 13–17, 2010Register at www.stonefest.org

For more information, online registration, and to download a daily schedule, please go to our website at www.stonefest.org

StoneFest 2009 lettering project, “Scrubble” © 2009 Karin Sprague

Tracy Powell, “Share the Wealth”

MASONRYDrystone walls, mortared masonry, bridges, piers, cairns or fireplaces, the basic principals are all the same. Building with or without mortar- your bonding practices are the absolute determinate factors of the longevity of your project. Although our primary project for 2010 will be a drystone structure- masonry projects involving the use of mortar and its varying types will be also be covered. The opportunity to work side by side with our guest instructors and their sons is unprecedented.

Patrick & Brian McAfee (Dublin, Ireland) In his fourth year of instruct-ing at StoneFest- Patrick’s passion for the stone trade is unsurpassed – but not left behind in any generational gap. Patrick began apprenticing with his father nearly 50 years ago and today offers his wealth of experience along side his son, Brian McAfee, who runs his own masonry company in County Kildare, Ireland. Patrick currently focuses his energies on training courses and as a restoration consultant throughout Ireland. McAfee is the author of the best selling book, ‘Irish Stone Walls’, ‘Stone Buildings’ and newly published “Lime Works” all of which are available through Marenakos Rock Center. Visit www.irishstonewalls.com for more info.

Brian McAfee, based in County Kildare in Ireland, brings with him 22 years of experience, and most probably more as the son of Patrick! He holds an extensive list of qualifications including Advanced City and Guilds and 3rd level RTC Certifica-tion in Conservation in the Built Environment. He has worked on highly revered projects such as re-pointing St. John and Augustine’s Church in Dublin, restoration of Ross Castle in Killarney, Drimnagh Castle in Dublin and stonecutting at the Aus-tralian Museum in Sydney, only to name a few. Brian is currently working on restor-ing an 18th century wall at the Newlands Golf Club in Dublin.

Bobby & Graham Watt (Ottawa, Canada) RJW Stonemasons may have start-ed out with Robert and wife Alison mixing mortar, but today it has grown into a substantial masonry company with two of their sons who joined into the business, as well as a line of adopted apprentices. Today the best of traditional walling styles and techniques are alive and well in Ottawa, Canada with our celebrated heraldic Scotsman at the helm. Bobby Watt brings the mastery of his craft of over 40 years in the stone industry and is known for some of the finest building and restoration work in Canada, the US and the UK. Mr. Watt also established the Canadian Guild of Stone Restoration Masons trade school and training facil-ity in Whitbey, Ontario. In his new location Bobby has built an atelier environment at RJW that educates trades people in an apprentice-based European tradition while offering the best stone masonry in North America. We welcome back this strong-armed family of stone-masons. Visit www.rjwstonemasons.com and to experience the full repertoire of Bobby’s talents check out www.bobbywatt.com

Russ Beardsley, Borrowed Grounds Landscaping (Bellingham, WA) Project Apprenticeship with Pat McAfee. Russ will be onsite assisting in the building of the Clochan project. Borrowed Ground’s specialty is their expertise in dry stone work. Russ and his crew are trained and certified dry stone masons through the Dry Stone Conservancy in Lexington, KY. Borrowed Ground is a landscaping and hardscaping company that specializes in designing, sculpting, and collaborating with clients to create spaces that utilize natural stone and native plantings. Borrowed Ground looks at each project with sustainability in mind. Russ merges the world of art and sculpture effortlessly working with stone coming from a Fine Art and sculptural installations background while living in the Denver, CO area. Visit his website for a tour of his work in this new chapter in his life. www.borrowedground.com

Additional Invited Guests and Teams: George Gonzalez, Bolinas, CA, Cameron Scott, ExteriorScapes, Seattle WA Terry Wean/Shannon Wean Tristan Enterprises, Seattle WA

SCULPTUREJohn Fisher (Pietrasanta, Italy/Ft. Bragg, CA) John has recently returned to the states after living and working outside of Carrara, Italy for the past 20 years. Sharing time with John is akin to breaking bread with the old masters laced with an edge of contemporary conceptualism. He both admires and echo’s the haunting mystery of Stonehenge, the passion of Camille Claudel and the power of Michelangelo. John is most interested in combining sculpture and architecture in compositions of massive blocks, cut to fit together to form an arch, a wall or a quiet space for reflection and contemplation. The element of Baroque-like caryatids weaves its way into his power-ful figures, quintessentially combining art and architecture. Invited to return to StoneFest for the third consecutive year, John will be completing another large scale work on site. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and work beside master carver, John Fisher. www.fisheroppenheimer.com

Tracy Powell (La Conner, WA) It could be said that Inheritance is what Tracy is all about; the inheritance of our earth, the handing down of sacred knowledge, the passing on of stories. He carves in both wood and stone as the vehicles for his narratives, of which about half are commission based work. The rest of his works are his personal voice which honors some of the universal themes of art: Love, Peace, Joy and the interconnectedness of all life. Recently he has been working more with local granite, appreciating the characteris-tics of our native Northwest stone. With a Welsh twinkle in his eye, Tracy is self-described as “A grandpa, father, husband, and life long resident of Western Washington. A blue-collar artist without the collar, pacifist, treehugger, and Druid in training.” Tracy has instructed at numerous symposiums as well as privately in the Northwest and currently lives and works in La Connor, Washington. Anyone who is new to carving should not miss the opportunity to start their journey with this strong but gentle mentor. Please visit www.powellstudio.com to learn more.

LETTER & ARCHITECTURAL CARVINGKarin Sprague (Rhode Island) Karin specializes in The Art of Remembering through creating soulful expressions hand carved in stone for memorials, headstones, celebrational prayer stones and tablets. Witnessing the work of The Sprague Carvers illustrates the difference between mechanically machined letters and handcrafted poetic utterances. Acclaimed monument and memorial carver will be creating a project over the five day period that participants can take part in hands-on, learning the fine art of creating hand carved script in stone. Step back in time and visit www.karinsprague.com

Keith Phillips (Tenino WA) Keith has been the resident carver at the Tenino Quarries for many years and is always a welcomed guest to StoneFest. Keith is a specialty carver of Tenino sandstone and other architectural building stone for both residential and commercial applications as well as repair and restoration such as the capitals on the Wash-ington State capital building in Olympia. Keith will be onsite throughout the event.

TOOLS OF THE TRADEHaving the right tools for the job is a must. StoneFest 2010 will be supported by Trow and Holden Co. by offering tools for sale as well as a few for demonstration purposes so you can try-before-you-buy. Randy Potter will be onsite to answer your questions and assisted by Alexandra Morosco, who shares the role as Director of StoneFest and assisted Trow and Holden in the field at carving and masonry events since 1998. Tool sales and assistance will be available throughout the week with emphasis for demo’s on the first three days so you can apply the right tools to your project immediately! Order in advance from Marenakos if you know what you need. Visit www.trowandholden.com for what’s new, helpful tech-tips and demo videos.

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